Adaptive Coloration in AnimalsMethuen & Company, Limited, 1940 - 508 pages |
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Page 19
... amongst the scattered fallen leaves of the Camel's Foot Tree ( Bauhinia ) , which dry exactly the same clay - pink as the eggs , and amongst which the eggs are very difficult to detect ' . It appears that Lapwings may obtain similar ...
... amongst the scattered fallen leaves of the Camel's Foot Tree ( Bauhinia ) , which dry exactly the same clay - pink as the eggs , and amongst which the eggs are very difficult to detect ' . It appears that Lapwings may obtain similar ...
Page 265
... amongst foliage . Others are dirty earth - coloured , and hide in holes or under logs . All these come out only at night to feed , and they are all preyed upon by snakes and birds . In contrast with these obscurely coloured species ...
... amongst foliage . Others are dirty earth - coloured , and hide in holes or under logs . All these come out only at night to feed , and they are all preyed upon by snakes and birds . In contrast with these obscurely coloured species ...
Page 408
... amongst dipterous wasp - mimics are exces- sively rare amongst non - mimetic flies ' . Yet in the mimics concerned , we find elongation of antennæ combined with a number of other wasp - like characters involving many modifications both ...
... amongst dipterous wasp - mimics are exces- sively rare amongst non - mimetic flies ' . Yet in the mimics concerned , we find elongation of antennæ combined with a number of other wasp - like characters involving many modifications both ...
Contents
SEASONAL DIMORPHISM | 17 |
MORPHOLOGICAL COLOUR | 24 |
OBLITERATIVE SHADING | 35 |
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adaptive coloration advertisement African antennæ aposematic aposematic animals appearance attack attitude autotomy bees behaviour birds body brown Bufo butterflies camouflage caterpillars chromatophores closely colour colour-scheme concealing coloration conspicuous contrast correlated countershading crab creatures Crustacea cryptic coloration cryptic resemblance dark deceptive defence device display disruptive pattern dorsal eaten Edward Poulton effect eggs enemies environment evidence example exhibited experiments exposed fact feeding fishes frogs function genus grasshoppers green grey group of animals habits Hingston Hymenoptera illustrated insects instance instinct larva larvæ later leaf Lepidoptera light lizards mammals markings mimetic mimicry moths nature nest nidifugous Nightjars nocturnal observed optical Orthoptera phenomena pigment Poulton predators predatory prey principle procryptic protective referred relation remarkable rest seen shade significant similar snakes species specimens spider Stone-Curlew striking surface surroundings tail tegmina tion toads tone various visual warning coloration widely wings yellow Zool